strengthening

English Thesaurus

1. the act of increasing the strength of something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	increase, step-up,
definition	:	the act of increasing something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	concentration,
definition	:	strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material (noun.act)

2. becoming stronger (noun.event)

hypernym	:	shift, transformation, transmutation,
definition	:	a qualitative change (noun.event)

3. the act of increasing the strength of something (noun.act)

antonym	:	weakening,
definition	:	the act of reducing the strength of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	beef up, fortify, strengthen,
definition	:	make strong or stronger (verb.change)

4. becoming stronger (noun.event)

antonym	:	weakening,
definition	:	becoming weaker (noun.event)

derivation	:	strengthen,
definition	:	gain strength (verb.change)

5. the act of increasing the strength of something (noun.act)

antonym	:	weakening,
definition	:	the act of reducing the strength of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	beef up, fortify, strengthen,
definition	:	make strong or stronger (verb.change)

6. becoming stronger (noun.event)

antonym	:	weakening,
definition	:	becoming weaker (noun.event)

derivation	:	strengthen,
definition	:	gain strength (verb.change)